Well motivated Eagles hit field for spring football practice

EWU head coach Beau Baldwin was not the only one with a smile on their face following the start of spring football camp last Thursday.

For a workday the smiles sure were plentiful last Thursday.

That’s likely because the Eastern Washington University Eagles hit the football field for the first time since Dec. 17 of last year and their gut-wrenching 45-42 loss to Sam Houston State University in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals.

They appear quite eager to try to get the taste of that bitter defeat out of their mouths and begin preparation to hopefully make another deep playoff run in 2013.

The first scrimmage of the spring will be Saturday at about 11 a.m. at Roos Field with another to follow April 20 befo...